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Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever

In the December issue of Blender, the magazine's editors have compiled what they see as the "The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever," opening with this little graph:Mumbled lyrics, couldn't-care-less strumming, white dudes in sweaters--what's not to love about indie rock? Born 25-odd years ago in suburban garages and spread via college radio, it has made distortion into something hummable, boredom.
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Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement (1992)
Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement (1992)
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Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
2
Let It Be - The Replacements
Let It Be - The Replacements
3
Murmur - R.E.M.
Murmur - R.E.M.
4
Surfer Rosa - Pixies
Surfer Rosa - Pixies
5
Funeral - Arcade Fire
Funeral - Arcade Fire
6
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
7
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
8
Third/Sister Lovers - Big Star
Third/Sister Lovers - Big Star
9
The Smiths - The Smiths
The Smiths - The Smiths
10
Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen
11
You're Living All Over Me (Dinosaur Jr, 1987)
You're Living All Over Me (Dinosaur Jr, 1987)
12
Zen Arcade - Husker Du
Zen Arcade - Husker Du
13
3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
14
Wild Gift - X
Wild Gift - X
15
Spiderland - Slint
Spiderland - Slint
16
White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
17
Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
18
Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
Dig Me Out - Sleater-Kinney
19
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
20
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
21
Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets
22
Painful (Yo La Tengo, 1993)
Painful (Yo La Tengo, 1993)
23
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
24
Sebadoh - III
Sebadoh - III
25
If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle and Sebastian (1996)
If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle and Sebastian (1996)
26
Arular - M.I.A.
Arular - M.I.A.
27
69 Love Songs - Magnetic Fields
69 Love Songs - Magnetic Fields
28
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
29
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
30
Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand
Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand
31
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
32
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
The Shins - Oh, Inverted World
33
Superchunk - On the Mouth
Superchunk - On the Mouth
34
Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair
Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair
35
Elliot Smith - Either/Or (1997)
Elliot Smith - Either/Or (1997)
36
Fever to Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
Fever to Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
37
Is This It - The Strokes
Is This It - The Strokes
38
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement
39
Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order
Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order
40
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